crypt

crypt

A deep pit in the small intestinal mucosa, which is surrounded by connective tissue and is the site of stem cell proliferation. Differentiated mucosal cells move upwards from the crypt and are shed within 2 to 5 days at the tips of the villi.

crypt

(kript) [TA]

A pitlike depression or tubular recess.

crypt

Any small recess, pit or cavity in the body.

crypt

(kript) [TA]

A pitlike depression or tubular recess.

crypt

a blind pit or tube on a free surface.

anal c's

furrows, with pouchlike recesses at the caudal end, separating the rectal columns; called also anal sinuses.

c's of Lieberkühn

the lumen of intestinal glands on the surface of the intestinal mucous membrane.

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